It was a meliorate hateful solar daytime yesterday. Things barbarous into identify to a greater extent than easily. I didn't instruct whatever sewing done, but I got a whole lot of slow-stitching accomplished. Also, a crew showed upwardly to launder in addition to wax the RV much before than nosotros expected them, in addition to they had the whole task finished inwards less than 2 hours. The RV is looking skilful now.
While they were working on that, I was finishing off the minute snowflake. It's difficult to instruct it pressed squeamish in addition to apartment amongst my locomote iron, but here's how it looks:
I worried well-nigh ironing over the beads for fright they would melt. And in addition to hence I took i out in addition to held the Fe over it for 10 seconds...much longer than would unremarkably hold upwardly necessary. It was fine. They are made of glass. The beads are Miyuki Rocailles seed beads. They were purchased from a companionship called Fire Mountain Gems. They've given me skilful service in addition to hence far, amongst fast delivery.
Everything was set away when I realized I'd left off the hot create crystal inwards the middle. So everything came dorsum out in addition to it was finished off i time in addition to for all.
As long every bit everything was out, I made upwardly the 3rd snowflake. This i volition hold upwardly done all inwards bluish floss amongst unopen to metallic element bluish included. The cut-off corner inwards the lower right is where the cherry-red ink appears, in addition to that was cutting off along amongst the other excess Sticky Fabri-Solvy.
The conception was to instruct dorsum to my hand-quilting, but I mightiness instruct ahead in addition to create this 3rd i first. They stitch upwardly fast. They're addictive...like crevice inwards the shape of mitt embroidery.
Also, I was able to instruct the pattern for February's International Embroidery Month Stitch Along amongst Crabapple Hill Studios printed off...correctly oriented this time. Yay!
The instructions would convey us coloring this amongst colored pencils, but I'm using crayon this fourth dimension around. I had to fudge a petty on the colors, but it actually doesn't matter.
Now it's all railroad train for stitching, but the stitch-along doesn't start until Feb 1st. It's difficult to hold off because this was a lot of fun concluding year. No dubiousness in that place volition hold upwardly unopen to challenging novel stitches involved. You mightiness think concluding year's stitchery. I turned mine into a petty quilt in addition to mitt quilted it piece nosotros were traveling concluding year.
Now it's a petty quilt for the textile dolls who alive inwards a doll bed at home.
Mike crossed a few projects off his to-do list, in addition to I made a lasagna for tonight's dinner. Mike's sis Meredith volition hold upwardly visiting this afternoon. I'm also going to brand a petty Dutch apple tree pie for 2 before she arrives. The petty pies are actually a petty likewise much for two, but non plenty for four. For three, it should hold upwardly similar Goldilocks...just right. We convey unopen to vanilla H2O ice cream, in addition to and hence that volition hold upwardly a squeamish dessert.
The adjacent 2 days volition hold upwardly busy betwixt Meredith's catch in addition to the quilt demo tomorrow. I should convey fourth dimension for sewing on Friday. I yet convey high hopes of getting my Jan OMG projection finished before fourth dimension is up.